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condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort; as, to live poorly.

part; as, the soldier acquitted himself well in battle; the orator acquitted himself very poorly.

In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously.

Marked with botches; full of botches; poorly done. "This botchy business." Bp. Watson.

vide into portions well or ill; to have the property left at one's death turn out well or poorly when divided among heirs, legatees, etc. [Slang.] "When I die, may I cut up as well as Morgan Pendennis." Thackeray.

At a discount, below par, or below the nominal value; hence, colloquially, out of favor; poorly esteemed; depreciated. -- Bank discount, a sum equal to the interest at a given rate on the principal (face) of a bill or note from the time of discounting until it become due. -- Discount broker, one who makes a business…

Unbalanced; poorly proportioned; full of idiosyncrasies. J. S. Mill.

Poorly; thinly.

In a mean manner; unworthily; basely; poorly; ungenerously. While the heaven-born child All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies. Milton. Would you meanly thus rely On power you know I must obey Prior. We can not bear to have others think meanly of them [our kindred]. I. Watts.

To thrive poorly; to be not thrifty or prosperous. [Obs.]

profitably); to result; to develop; as, the investigation, or the speculation, panned out poorly. [Slang, U. S.]

etimes by action; to act a part; to play on a musical instrument; as, the players perform poorly; the musician performs on the organ.

The quality or state of being poorly; ill health.

Poorly. [Obs.] Chaucer.

To interpret; to set forth, represent, or exhibit; as, an actor renders his part poorly; a singer renders a passage of music with great effect; a painter renders a scene in a felicitous manner. He did render him the most unnatural That lived amongst men. Shak.

Writing hastily or poorly. Ye newspaper witlings! ye pert scribbling folks! Goldsmith.

In a sorry manner; poorly. Thy pipe, O Pan, shall help, though I sing sorrily. Sir P. Sidney.

out to the fire. (e) To prove in the result; to issue; to result; as, the cropsturned out poorly. -- To turn over, to turn from side to side; to roll; to tumble. -- To turn round. (a) To change position so as to face in another direction. (b) To change one's opinion; to change from one view or party to another. -- T…